Houston Regional: Boom goes the dynamite (Rice 10-2)

No more missed opportunities. No more stranded baserunners. With seven runs in the sixth, the Owls’ offense asserted itself and seized control of this contest.

Padron struck the biggest blow – a bases-clearing double off Miguel Valcarcel. Then, for the second time tonight, the Johnnies made a pitching change ahead of Zornes’ at-bat. Zornes flew out to left in the fifth, but this time he responded with a automatic double off Nick Cenatiempo that plated a pair of runs. Comerota followed with a two-run single to left, and the Owls were officially on a roll. Comerota has set a career high with three RBIs; Padron has matched his career high with four RBIs.